LaPointe, D.A., and Crampton, L.M., 2020, Alakai Plateau, Kauai, and Volcano Village, Hawaii biopesticides and traps for the control of Culex quinquefasciatus, 2017-2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P96JOCVK.
Summary
As part of a larger study looking at the ecology and potential control of larval Culex quinquefasciatus, USGS and Hawaii DOFAW personnel surveyed a kilometer long reach of the Kawaikoi Stream for larval mosquitoes (Culex quinquefasciatus), potential larval mosquito habitat and non-target aquatic macroinvertebrates during late summer, September through November 2016 and 2017. Along each 10-meter section of the stream, 20 dip samples were taken (when possible) to record the presence of mosquito immatures (larvae and pupae) and macroinvertebrate encountered. Sampling was restricted to stream margins, perched pools, rock holes and back waters. No swift water was sampled. The number of discreet pools per 10-meter section was also recorded [...]
Summary
As part of a larger study looking at the ecology and potential control of larval Culex quinquefasciatus, USGS and Hawaii DOFAW personnel surveyed a kilometer long reach of the Kawaikoi Stream for larval mosquitoes (Culex quinquefasciatus), potential larval mosquito habitat and non-target aquatic macroinvertebrates during late summer, September through November 2016 and 2017. Along each 10-meter section of the stream, 20 dip samples were taken (when possible) to record the presence of mosquito immatures (larvae and pupae) and macroinvertebrate encountered. Sampling was restricted to stream margins, perched pools, rock holes and back waters. No swift water was sampled. The number of discreet pools per 10-meter section was also recorded as a measure of potential larval mosquito habitat.
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LaPointe, D.A., T.V. Black, M. Riney, K.W. Brinck, L.H. Crampton and J. Hite. 2021. Field trails to test new trap technologies for monitoring Culex populations and the efficacy of the biopesticide formulation VectoMax FG for control of larval Culex qinquefasciatus in the Alakai Plateau, Kauai, Hawaii. HCSU Technical Report Series: 96. Hawaii Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Hilo. pp 34. http://hdl.handle.net/10790/5384
The survey was used to identify mosquito-occupied pools and the most common non-target species to include in the biopesticide efficacy trial. The number of discreet pools and the number of pools occupied by mosquito larvae can provide a measure of available habitat and occupancy. The data can also be used to determine habitat preference of larval Culex quinquefasciatus and co-occurring macroinvertebartes.
